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Records clerk arrested for releasing confidential information.


It is not often that criminals get to run background checks on police officers. But charges filed in St. Louis County St. Louis County is the name of multiple counties in the United States:
  • St. Louis County, Missouri
  • St. Louis County, Minnesota
 accuse Linda Whitten, a records room clerk at the Bridgeton, Missouri Bridgeton is a northwest suburb of St. Louis, Missouri located in St. Louis County. The 2003 population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau was 15,515, down 35 people from the 2000 census. , Police Department, with providing confidential information Noun 1. confidential information - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
steer, tip, wind, hint, lead
 to help a prostitute identify undercover cops Undercover Cops is a beat'em up arcade game by Irem. Players control "city sweepers," who fight crime by beating up thugs. It is notable for its detailed backgrounds and grimy futuristic setting. .

Whitten was arrested and charged with promoting prostitution and misuse of official information. Police said they learned of Whitten's participation when they recorded a conversation in which the prostitute asked Whitten to check the name of a potential client to determine whether he was a police officer.

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 Bridgeton police, Whitten used a regional computer database of police records to search for the information. Police said she and the prostitute had been family friends for many years, but there was no indication that Whitten had profited from the arrangement. Still, the Bridgeton Police Department suspended Whitten, who had worked there for 20 years.

The third-degree charge of promoting prostitution is a felony; misuse of official information is a misdemeanor. Officials said charges would also be filed against Whitten's friend, who has a record of prostitution convictions.
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Title Annotation:Up front: news, trends & analysis
Author:Swartz, Nikki
Publication:Information Management Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U4MO
Date:Mar 1, 2004
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